JUDGMENT

Sen, J.-On 1.5.1968 the petitioner retired from Government service as Secretary, Industrial Licensing Policy Inquiry Committee and Joint Secretary to the Government of India in the Ministry of Industrial Development and Company Affairs, New Delhi. The petitioner got pension and other retirement benefits according to the Government rules in force at that time. On 25.5.1979 the Government of India introduced Liberalised Pension Formula. The main feature of this Formula was that it introduced revised method of calculation of pension based on slab system and raised monthly pension to Rs. 1500/- per month. The benefit of the Liberalised Pension Formula, 1979 was made available only to those Government servants who retired on or after 31.3.1979. A Writ Petition was filed in this Court challenging the fixation of the cut-off date of 31.3.1979 for payment of liberalised pension. It was claimed that irrespective of the date of retirement the benefit of the Liberalised Pension Formula must be made available to all the pensioners. This Court upheld the contention of the petitioner and held that all the pensioners governed by 1972 Rules will be governed by this liberalised scheme of p